It also provides a connection into the existing building management systems.

SITE says maintenance and component upgrades can also take place in the live environment through the use of infrastructure pathways and other redundant hardware.

The company will be providing full maintenance and support services for the next three years.

SITE adds that one of the most challenging aspects of the project was the location of the data centre, which is at the heart of one of the business parts of the hospital site.

Despite this placing limitations on construction traffic, deliveries and access, the company said it worked in partnership with the hospital’s construction contractor, and completed the project both on time in 12 weeks and in budget.

Sion Jones, head of ICT at the health board, says: “Our data centres play a critical role in the running of our hospitals, supporting our wide-ranging clinical and business activities.

“It is strategically essential that we maintain fit-for-purpose data centre facilities to host the many and varied systems that exist in a modern NHS ICT infrastructure.”